Gonna Catch a Train

An attempt at a "Train" Blues,trying to make the guitar sound like a train....I know ,corny and silly,but inspired by the "Crossroads" movie when Willie Brown says "if you can't make the guitar sound like a train,you aint no bluesman".Sad really . 80)

I recorded this live through mics on a squier practice amp,little 10 watt sucker
and the old madeira...I think they make a happy little combo...see what you think !

Love it Chris
Like Andrew said, has that primitive "Lightning Hopkins" kind of sound. totally unadorned by all the trapping of a blues band, and much more like the kind of thing you'd hear in a little Gin mill back up some forbidden road in rural Mississippi.

This was great Chris!
We should call you "Blind Lemon Jarvoid" after this one. I spent many an hour as a lass curled up in front of the record player listening to the early blues (delta, jump, Chicago and all the rest of 'em) and this measures up with the best that I remember of that style. Superb work on this and love that ending. I think you are something of a genius of sorts, I really do! Thanks for sharing this and keep up the great work. Michael

COOOOOOL!!!!!!1
Oh yeah! how cool is this! what an authentic sound! really sounds like some of my old blues tapes from the greats!! well done jarvoid! and love the picture! did you take that and if you did where was it?

Right ho
Thanks indeed for the comparison and the comments, and as for the piccie....taken by me in/on me Big Yak on the river Leven,which drains Windemere,of the Haverthwaite Lakeside Steam Railway enroute Lakeside.

Sounds
Authentic Blues to me Chris... love the way you play and sing..... and it gives enough train sound for me put my feet up and travel along with this in my ears.... love that beat.. wooohooo!, cheers M

Oh, I missed this one
This is great man. I specially like the beginning: hot and humid outside, enter the bar and hear this slow playing of a raw guitar. That would be magic. It deserves to be in a movie.
Your skills with the slide are just awesome.
Great!

Late to the party again!
Now then is that "Whistling Willie Arkwright"?. Sounds like you were having a huge bunch of fun with this one Chris. Perhaps you'd been tottin cotton across the Trent delta in your youth!!

Been working on the arrangement and lyrics of our little tune this evening. getting very excited but now have sore fingers! cheers Mark

Name: Chris Jarvis
Location: York Yes I am in a bit of a state.. United Kingdom

I have been here a little while now and have learned more in two years than in in the past thirty. I have seldom played to,or for others,being a reclusive 'bedroom' musician.So I had no idea how to present myself and the music that I play,hence I hav... [see more]